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There’s more than one route into studying in our creative community. From Evening & Saturday Courses, to Foundation and BA courses, to research degrees, you’ll find a path through AUB that suits you. Simply select the course level you’d like to study.

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We believe people learn best in a vibrant, caring environment. We want to help you thrive while you’re here.

On campus, you’ll find lots of great resources, facilities and, most importantly, a friendly environment. Lots of the courses overlap or collaborate, so you’ll meet plenty of new friends studying other subjects.

You can find out more about life at AUB by exploring the sections below.

Established in 1883 as a specialist institution, Arts University Bournemouth is a leading University offering high quality specialist education in art, design, media and performance across the creative industries.

We’re passionate about the creative subjects we teach and continue to encourage curiosity, risk-taking and adventure in exploring and pushing subject knowledge and its boundaries.

The University is situated two miles from the centre of Bournemouth, on the border between Bournemouth and Poole. Here are details on how to get in touch and how find us.

At AUB, our flourishing research and scholarship culture celebrates and enables original investigation; extending knowledge fields and developing new understanding within the arts.

By promoting the pursuit of innovation and creativity, we encourage opportunities for establishing and sharing best practice in research and foster the development of critical perspectives that have traditionally lain outside discrete disciplines. We encourage the use of reflective teaching and learning practices as part of an interactive relationship with research.

Staff research is supported from within AUB by grants for particular projects and by a Research Fellowship programme offering generous remission from teaching and administration. Researchers are also encouraged to apply for external funding for the full range of research from practice through history and theory.

A proactive Research Forum enables staff to present work in progress and to hear and participate in discussions of research by distinguished visitors. Training and advice is available to those intending to apply for external funding.

The University occupies a significant position in the cultural nexus of the south west. The University’s own Gallery is an important showcase for creative work and there are established links with other arts institutions in the area.

The actors will take to the stage to support Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO) at London’s Cadogan Hall, premiering the 1859 orchestral melodrama A Hundred Years Ago, which had been under wraps for more than 160 years after mysterious abandonment by its composer, Franz Liszt.

Ruby Russell, Jordan Finding and Laura McKay, who are all studying BA (Hons) Acting at Arts University Bournemouth (AUB), will take up the roles of Zeus’ three daughters; goddesses Clotho, Atropos and Lachesis. According to Greek mythology, the three Moirai or ‘Fates’ were tasked with directing the fates of mortals from birth to death.

The acting students will be working with writer and composer Gerard McBurney, actresses Sara Kestelman (Germania) and Jemma Redgrave (Poetry), and the internationally acclaimed Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, who will also be performing compositions by Hummel and Strauss at Lighthouse, Poole (Wednesday 2 October) and London’s Cadogan Hall (Friday 4 October).

BA (Hons) Acting student, Ruby Russell, said: “Performing alongside two actors as renowned as Jemma Redgrave and Sara Kestelman has been the most awe-inspiring experience, especially for us who are so new to the industry.

“Being guided by the incredible Chief Conductor Kirill Karabits and letting the utterly magnificent orchestral sounds flow with the delivery of our words has been unforgettable. It is such an honour to have been involved.”

Jemma Redgrave

Sara Kestelman

Katharine Piercey, AUB’s BA (Hons) Acting Course Leader, said: “We are thrilled that three of our acting students will be working with the BSO and Gerard McBurney on the UK premiere of Liszt’s A Hundred Years Ago.

“Creative collaborations such as those between ourselves and the BSO provide fantastic performance opportunities for our students, enabling them to work alongside world-class industry professionals and gain valuable experience which they can draw on as they graduate and embark into the profession.”

Dougie Scarfe, Chief Executive of Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, said: “We’re delighted to be collaborating with AUB again for the UK premiere of Liszt’s Vor hundert Jahren, as we’re joined by Laura McKay, Jordan Finding and Ruby Russell.

He added: “Our partnership with Arts University Bournemouth centres around supporting future generations of arts professionals and we’re proud to be able to offer students real world industry experience.”

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